Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-01-04

The AndrOscoggln County Agricultural and
Horticultural Society held their annual meet
ing. Saturday, in the city rooms in Lewiston.
The report of the Treasurer showed cash in
the treasury, S769 sc.
The movement for the proposed Auburn
Home for Aged Women 10 meeting with great
success.
HANCOCK
The trustees of the Methodist church, Bar
Hsrbor, have purchased the parsonage prop
erty. Price paid $1,000.
KENNEBEC.
The Lewiston Journal says, Oakland has
got the water works fever. The town is
talking of bringing water from large spring
on what Is known as the Holmes farm, to the
village. and putting in a complete system OF
waterworks. There is movement among
many of the residents of the town, to bring
about such result next summer.
The eloping couple from Winslow Mitchell
Dustin aged 20 and Hattie Chapman aged l3,
have been heard from. They first went to
Dover, N. H., where the city clerk refused to
give them a certificate, but had better luck in
HaverhilI, Mass, and were married there
Dec. 29th The report from there SAWS the
gentleman gave his age a. SO and the lady
hers as II.
Capt George G. Webster has purchased
the steam tug Scott, of Portland for SO 900.
and will employ her in towing at Boothbay
and vicinity.
At the pOultrv and dog show at South Paris
last week. there were 139 entries of birds and
SO of dogs. The Norway Advertiser saws the
exhibit Of poultry was pronounced by the
~. l.
anv society open only to the State.
PENoBsCoT.
The very latest Maine railroad scheme is
talked of narrow-gauge line from Mattawam-
keag or kingman to Patten.
SOMERSET.
CANAAN.-Our correspondent writes Jan.
8: The interest manifested during the past
six months in the proposed Waldo & Somer-
set railroad has increased, as indicated by
railroad meetings and the efforts Of many of
the citizens of Canaan and Athens, Cornville,
| Burnhsm and Solon, in promoting the pro-
gress of the enterprise. The loan Of the
credit of the town of Canaan in the sum of
| Sl6 800 to aid the road was followed last
Thursday, by a vote of 60 for to IL against,
of the town of Athens, loaning the credit of
that town in the sum of SlS, 800, and it is
confidently expected that Cornvile will vote
the sum of $40, 900, and Solon Sl7 200, max
| ing a total loan by towns of S62 900. very
| little effort will obtain a subscription by in
divduals of S38, 900 more, making 800 900.
petition to the legislature signed by about
| 150 of our substantial citizens all along his
proposed route will doubtless induce that
body to grant charter for the construction
of a railway commencing at Burnham village
and extending through Clinton, Canaan,
| Athens, Solon, Bingham and other towns to
Moose River, and there connect with the
Megantic railroad. so called. 1t 10 proposed
to build this road as far as Csrratunk Falls in
Solon during the year 1880, and that, too,
without any mortgage of the road.
WALDO.
Information has been received at the De-
partment Of State, in Washington, from U.
| S. Consul A. S. Studer, at Singapore. of the
death near that place, on the 27th of Septem-
Der, Of Mr.. John Mason, thought to BE- from
Winterport, in this Stae
AT LARGE
Gen. Duane reports that there is now au
unexpended balance OF government appropri-
alton in this State, amounting to about $780,
900. o. this amount about 200 il from
the appropriation for the Penobscot River.
The directors of the Knox & Lincoln rail-
road have placed The matter Of 4 rsadjustmSnt
of fares on the road in the hands of q COM
mittee consisting of Messrs. Kinball of
Rockiand. Richardson Of Bath, and Ingalls,
Of Wiscasset.